What Color Is the Hottest Flame?

The temperature of fire varies depending on several factors, including the type of fuel being burned, the amount of oxygen available and the specific chemical reactions occurring within the flame. Below are the temperatures associated with different flame colors. How Hot Are Red Flames? Red flames are often associated with cooler fires that can range… Continue reading What Color Is the Hottest Flame?

Summer has been no sweat for California’s increasingly green energy grid, but the hottest days may still lie ahead

SAN DIEGO — Amid humanity’s hottest-ever summer months, California, home of the hottest place on Earth, has enjoyed a relatively cool and stress-free energy supply. A test of the grid’s resolve may be in store this week, as the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) braces for triple-digit temperatures in the state’s inland valleys and deserts. Experts… Continue reading Summer has been no sweat for California’s increasingly green energy grid, but the hottest days may still lie ahead

Earth just had its hottest July ‘by a long shot,’ NASA and NOAA say

The planet had its warmest July on record “by a long shot” — and very likely also had its warmest-ever month in 174 years of record-keeping — according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The striking data, presented Monday by scientists from both agencies, indicate that last month smashed Earth’s previous July… Continue reading Earth just had its hottest July ‘by a long shot,’ NASA and NOAA say